Sled



April 8, 1958 E. J. STOCKER 2,829,902

SLED

Filed May 25, 1955 4 1 f/ 44 0 INVENTOR. Elma-we J 57-0 United States Patent SLED Elmer J. Stacker, Milwaukee, Wis. Application May 25, 1955, Serial No. 510,997 7 Claims. (Cl. 280-48) substantially in one operation.

Another feature of my invention involves directional control, greater load bearing capacity over relatively snow.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective of a preferred form of my sled, the view being taken from slightly above the right rear corner thereof.

Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the sled shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of the sled shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a section on line 44 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a section on line 66 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a bottom view of an embodiment of an alternative form of my invention.

Fig. 8 is a section on line 88 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a front view of the sled shown in Fig. 7.

Fig. 10 is a bottom view of an embodiment of a second alternative form of my invention.

Fig. 11 is a section on line 1111 of Fig. 10.

light fluily aluminum, although, obviously, it may be made of other materials, such as molded plastics, Fiberglas, or other formable or moldable substances. For the purposes of this description, I shall divide the sled into three principal portions denominated left pontoon 15, right pontoon 16 1 to 6 inclusive side walls 18 on the outside sled is formed of one sheet of material, the outer margins are rolled as at 20 to provide not only a comfortable hand- 2 hold when the sled is picked up by the user,

stiffen the entire structure of the sled. The provision of inconsiderable and the mere grasping of the margin and bead at 20 is adequate for the lifting of a sled, the weight of which seldom exceeds five pounds.

Each of the pontoons in the preferred forms of my invention tapers from a broadest channel shape at the forward end to a narrower channel shape at the rear end, and each of the pontoons has a bottom surface which is boat-like rather than runner or blade-like.

Since a boat-like bottom contour of the tions of my sled has less grip of the snowto prevent side slip, I provide parallel formed ribs any snow in the tunnel cannot and to the extent that the snow tends to maintain its position and resist packing, the sled. As applied to the and it has been denominated 17 in this Fig. 7 Of course, the inner walls 3435 of the pontoons in the Fig. 7 construction are downwardly and outwardly tapered from their lines of juncture with the central toboggan portion 17. This alternative sled as shown in Figs. 7, 8 and 9 is somewhat more dirigible than the construction shown in the other sled constructions shown in the drawings.

in Figs. 10, 11, and 12, I have shown a modification of the preferred construction shown in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive. Here a set of pontoons 40 and 41 are not tapered rearwardly but have parallel side walls 42 and 43 at their outside surfaces and 44-45 with the surface contacting portions of the pontoons (see way in view at the prbbiems 0f rnetal drawing encountered in this an. It 'will benoted that the .pon'toons and the central pardon 's'w'in'g upwardly to a rear margin 50 which is rolled of beaded as desired.

l. A 'sle'd including integrally a central longitudinal sheet or plane 'rna't'e'rial merged laterally at either side thereof into downwardly and outwardly configured pontoon shaped supporting runners of substantial width, said supporting runners being provided with upwardly extending lateral margins, the longitudinal sheet and runne'r's being oppositely .tapered, with the longitudinal sheet being wider at its rearward end, and the supporting runners being wider at their forward ends.

2. The sled of clairn 1 wherein a supporting runner has a guiding rib extending longitudinally along its lower surface. l

3. The sled of claim 1 wherein the central sheet and the supporting runners have upwardly curved surfaces defining their forward ends.

4. The sled of claim -1 wherein the merger of the central sheet and one of said supporting runners cornprises a juncture along a substantially straight line which is closer to the supporting surface at the rearward portion of the sled, providing however an upturned forward portion in sled runner contour.

5. The sled of claim 1 wherein the merger of the central sheet and one of said supporting runners comprises a juncture along a substantially straight line which slopes downwardly rearwardly whereby a substance such as snow traversed by the forwardly moving sled is received between the supporting runners in a tunnel which rearwardly flattens and widens.

6. The device of claim 1 in which said runners are spherically triangular in cross section.

7. The device of claim 1 in which the longitudinal. sheet is sloped rearwardly downwardly along the runner.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 359,741 Pusey Mar. 22, 1887 2,219,905 Prickrnan Oct. 29, .1940 2,389,729 Howland Nov. 27, 1945 2,460,021 Manthey Jan. 25, 1949 2,635,452 Harris Apr. 2l, 1953 2,667,996 Fanell'i Feb. 2, 1954 FOREIGN PATENTS 65,227 Norway Sept. 14, 1942 80,599 Sweden June 5, 1934 255,835 Switzerland -e Feb. 1, 1949 U. S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Patent N00 2,829 902 April 8, 1.958 Elmer Jo Stoeker It is hereby certified that error appears in the of the above mun printed specification berad patent requiring correction and that the said Letters Patent should read as. corrected belowa Column 2 line' 27, for "it" read not o (Signed and sealed this 20th day of'May 19580 (SEAL) Attost:

KARL HQ AXLINE flnmissioner of Patents 

